Cable lift frame assembly for tractors



May 15, 1945- w. c. PETERSEN ET AL 2,376,181

CABLE LIFT FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTORS Filed July 21, 1945 2 SheetsSheet 1 i4 2e r Hamlin G. Kuch Walter C Pelenaew May 15, 1945. w. c. PETERSEN ET AL 2,376,181

I CABLE LIFT FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTQRS Filed July 21, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gmmm Marlin G Kaoh- Wall'er C. Baler/4e w WACL.

Patented May .15, 1945 casts mrr FRAME ASSEMBLY iron 7 .c

. mc'roas Walter C. Petersen and Martin assignors to The Buckeye Traction Ohio,

' Ditclier COmpInL FiBGIay, Ohio,

or Ohio Appllcationiluly 21, 1943,

This invention relates to bulldozers, trailbuilders and the like in ,which a tractor is equipped with an earth-working implement at the front end which is adapted to be-raised and lowered relative to the work, and an object is to produce-a new and improved cable lift frame for tractors which can be readily and conveniently mounted upon the tractor and which, in cooperation with the usual hoist mounted on the tractor, can receive and guide the cable employed for raising and lowering the earth workingvimplement with respect to the ground surface.

Another object is to produce a cable lift frame assembly which is'readily demountable, can be conveniently packaged for transportation or shipment and which, when installed upon the tractor, can effectively withstand the stresses and strains to which it is subjected in use. 1

A further object is to produce a relatively simple and-inexpensive structure of the above character which can be readily attached to or disengaged from the tractor body and which is designed to relieve the tractor springs of excessive G. Kuch, Findlay,

a corporation Serial No. 495,6

a cable drum hoist designated by the numeral It, the same being powervdriven by the tractor as will be readily understood. 1 I c I Extending lengthwise of the tractor T and spaced above vthe same is, a hollow beam I4, the rear end of which is supported by a pair of upright legs to which the beam It is bolted. The lower ends of the uprightlegs [5 are suitably bolted to the tractor frame B. Welded to the front end of the beam to the underside of which is bolted an inverted U frame l1, the legs of which straddle the tracload to which they may be subjected during the hoisting of the earth working implement.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and for purposes of illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cable lift frame mounted on a tractor, the latter being shown in outline;

Figure 2 is a front end view of the cable lift frame removed from the tractor; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing I the lower portion of the frame and its mounting upon the tractor frame and also the bracket on the traction frame of the tractor providing a stop for cooperating with the horizontal attaching bar ofthe lift frame assembly.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a tractor T, which has crawler units C on opposite sides, the frame of the crawler or traction units being indicated at F and the frame of the tractor being indicated at B. The tractor frame B is supported on the traction frame F by leaf springs indicated at S, the latter engaging a pair of laterally projecting horns or brackets H which project outwardly from the tractor body B.

Side beams III of a bulldozer H are pivoted at their rear ends on trunnions ii on the traction frame F. Mounted at the rear of the tractor is tor and incline downwardly and rearwardly from the housing [6 to a horizontal attaching beam It which is detachably secured to the adjacent horns Hby U bolts l9. Weldedto the forward end portion of the attaching beam I8 is a bracket 20 which receives a pin 2| for connecting the adjacent arm of the U frame II, the pin being held in place by a pair of cotter pins enabling the parts to be readily connected or disconnected.

Extending rearwardly-from the upper end of each of the arms of the U frame I1 is a bracket 2,! to which the upper end of, a brace rod 2i!v is connected by a pin 24. The pin 24 is held in place by cotter pins to enable it to be. readily assembled. Each brace rod 23 inclines downwardly and rearwardly to the mounting beam l8 at a, point rearwardly of the bracket 20. The lower'end of each brace rod 23 is connected to an integral upstanding bracket 24 by a pin 25 held in place by suitable cotter pins. In this manne'r the lift frame is effectively braced and the thrust imparted by it properly distributed.

At the rear end of the longitudinal beam I4 is a cable sheave 26 and within the sheave housing It at the front end of the beam I4 is a pair of sheaves 21. It will be manifest that the cable 28 from the hoist. I3 passes upwardly over the sheave 26, thence through the beam l4, around one of the sheaves 21, downwardly .to a sheave assembly 29 carried by the bulldozer, to the other sheave 21, thence downwardly about another of the sheaves in the assembly 29, the end of the cable being dead-ended at 30 on the sheave housing [6. In this manner, the bulldozer ll can be raised from its central area and the pull it is a sheave housing It,

imposed upon the tractor body B exceeds a predetermined maximum, the stop plate 33 is moved in contact with the stop plate 32 thereby 1imiting the load imposed upon the tractor springs.

It will be manifest that the above cable lift frame assembly is simple and economical, to manufacture and can be readily assembled or disassembled and conveniently applied to the tractor. The features of compactness for transportation and packaging are important;

It is to be understood that numerous changes in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be effected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as defined in the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A cable lift frame assembly for tractors having a spring mounting for the tractor frame upon the traction frame, said assembly comprising a beam extending lengthwise of and above the tractor, an upright for supporting the rear end of said beam, an inverted U-frame connected at its upper end to the front end of said beam and straddling the tractor, an attaching beam on each side of the tractor connected to the frame of the tractor, a stop on the traction frame engageable with the attaching beam in the event that the spring mounting for the tractor frame is depressed beyond a predetermined extent, sheaves at the front and rear ends of said first beam, and a cable passing over said sheaves for connection to a cable driven at the rear of the tractor and an earth working implement at the front of the tractor.

2. A cable lift frame for tractors having a spring mounting for the tractor frame upon the traction frame, said assembly comprising a beam extending lengthwise of and above the tractor, an upright separably connected to the rear end of the beam, an inverted U-frame separably said beam, stradding connected at its upper end to the front end of the tractor and inclining downwardly and rearwardly from said beam. a horizontally disposed attaching beam separably connected to the tractor frame. a separable con- 'nectlon between the lower end of each arm of the U-frame and the adjacent attaching beam, a brace rod for each side of the U-frame separably connected at the top to an upper part of the U-frame and at the bottom to the adjacent attaching beam rearward of the U-frame, a stop plate on the under side of each attaching beam, a bracket on opposite sides of the traction frame of the tractor having a stop arranged beneath the adjacent stop plate whereby depression of the spring mounting beyond a predetermined extent causes the stop plate to engage the stop, sheaves on opposite ends of said first beam, and a cable passing over said sheaves for connection to a cable drum at the rear of the tractor and an earth working implement at the front of the tractor.

3. A cable lift frame for tractors of the type having on each side a pair of outwardly projecting horns spaced longitudinally thereof, said frame comprising a beam extending lengthwise of and above the tractor, an upright for the rear end of the beam, an inverted U-frame for the front end of the beam straddling the tractor and inclining downwardly and rearwardly from the front end of said beam, a horizontal attaching beam for each side of the tractor resting respectively on the adjacent pair of horns, means for securing said attaching beams to said horns respectively, a pair of brackets on each attaching beam and spaced from each other, a detachable connection between the front bracket of each pair and the adjacent leg of said U-frame, a brace rod for each leg of said U-frame inclining downwardly and rearwardly to the adjacent attaching beam, and a detachable connection between each brace rod and the respective rear bracket, and cable sheaves at the front and rear ends of said first beam respectively.

WALTER C. PETERSEN. MARTIN G. KUCH. 

